Shaping health reform: State government influence in the patient protection and affordable care act

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-420

  Dinan, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960121643     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjr005     Document Type: Article

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